Practice Quiz set 8 - indian polity mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court, the acts performed by President incumbent before the date of such decision of court remain–

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court, the acts performed by President incumbent before the date of such decision of court remain valid.


Q-2)   An individual who is not a member of either House of Parliament can be appointed a member of the Council of Ministers, but he has to become a member of either House within a period of:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-3)   The subject matter of an adjournment motion in the Parliament
  1. must be directly related to the conduct of the Union Government.
  2. may involve the failure of the Government of India to perform its duties in accordance with the Constitution.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The subject matter of the motion must have a direct or indirect relation to the conduct or default on the part of the Union Government and must precisely pinpoint the failure of the Government of India in the performance of its duties in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and Law.


Q-4)   Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Fast Track Courts (FTCs) in India?
  1. The FTC's were started by the Central Government pursuant to the observations of the First National Judicial Pay Commission, 1999, the 120th Report of the Law Commission on Manpower Planning in the judiciary,
  2. The FTC's are established to expeditiously dispose of long pending cases in the Sessions Courts and long pending cases of undertrial prisoners.
  3. When judges were appointed to the FTCs, their service conditions were settled by the framing of rules which were done in consultation with the High Courts of the States.
Select the answer from the code given below:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

A unique feature of the FTCs is to prove to be cost-effective.

This is so because the new courts charged with the exclusive work of disposing of undertrial cases in the first year of their existence. A large majority of undertrials being those who had been booked for petty/minor offences are bound to be discharged forthwith as most of them have been behind bars for periods that are longer than the punishment warranted by the offence.

In plain terms, this means a huge saving in jail expenditure.


Q-5)   Consider the following statements relating to the procedure of the election of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha:
  1. The election of a Speaker shall be held on such date as the Prime Minister may fix and the Secretary General shall send to every member notice of this date.
  2. The election of a Deputy Speaker shall be held on such date as the Speaker may fix and the Secretary General shall send to every member notice of this date.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Usually, a member belonging to the ruling party is elected the Speaker. A healthy convention, however, has evolved over the years whereby the ruling party nominates its candidate after informal consultations with the Leaders of other Parties and Groups in the House.

This convention ensures that once elected, the Speaker enjoys the respect of all sections of the House. Once a decision on the candidate is taken, her name is normally proposed by the Prime Minister or the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.

If more than one notice is received, these are entered in the order of receipt. The Speaker pro term presides over the sitting in which the Speaker is elected, if it is a newly constituted House. If the election falls later in the life of a Lok Sabha the Deputy Speaker presides.

The election of a Deputy Speaker shall be held on such date as the Speaker may fix, and the Secretary-General shall send to every member notice of this date.


Q-6)   Under which of the following conditions security deposits of a candidate contesting for a Lok Sabha seat is returned to him/her?
  1. The nomination made by the candidate is found to be invalid.
  2. The candidate has withdrawn his/her nomination even though it is found valid.
  3. The candidate lost the polls but secured l/6th of the total number of valid votes polled in that election.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The deposit made by a candidate shall be returned if the following conditions are satisfied:-

  1. The candidate is not shown in the list of contesting candidates, that is to say, either his nomination was rejected or after his nomination was accepted, he withdrew his candidature; or
  2. He dies before the commencement of the poll; or
  3. He is elected; or
  4. He is not elected but gets more than 1/6th of the total number of valid votes polled by all the candidates at the election.


Q-7)   With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements:
  1. The Constitution of India provides that all Cabinet Ministers shall compulsorily be a sitting member of Lok Sabha only.
  2. The Union Cabinet Secretariat operates under the direction of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect as members of RS can become cabinet ministers. Statement 2 is incorrect as Cabinet secretariat is under the direct charge of the PM.


Q-8)   ______ take/takes part in the election of the President of India?
  1. All Members of Parliament
  2. Members of State Legislative Assemblies
  3. Elected members of State Legislative assemblies
  4. Elected members of State Legislative Councils.
Which of the above is/are correct?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:


Q-9)   The principle of “collective responsibility’ under parliamentary democracy implies that
  1. A motion of no-confidence can be moved against the Council of Ministers as a whole as well as an individual minister.
  2. No person shall be nominated to the cabinet except on the advice of the Prime Minister.
  3. No person shall be retained as a member of the Cabinet if the Prime minister says that he shall be dismissed.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Cabinet collective responsibility is a tradition in parliamentary governments in which the prime minister is responsible for appointing the cabinet ministers.

It is the Prime Minister who enforces collective responsibility amongst the Ministers through his ultimate power to dismiss a Minister. No person shall be nominated to the cabinet except on the advice of the Prime Minister.

Secondly, no person shall be retained as a Member of the Cabinet if the Prime Minister says that he should be dismissed. In India, a Motion of No Confidence can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha.


Q-10)   If the President of India wants to resign, he has to address the letter of resignation to the

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

According to Article 56 of the Indian Constitution, the President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-President, resign his office.

The same article also states that the President holds office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters his office.